Today we’d like to introduce you to Donovan Boyd.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I am from Cleveland, OH. I am a husband and father of 3. My wife name is Dominique Boyd and my children are DJ (10) Dannon (6) and Drue (3). I have a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Business Administration from Fordham University and a Masters of Business from South University.
Over the past 13 years, I have developed my career as a marketing professional working in various industries such as retail, entertainment, education, gaming as well as nonprofit work. I come from a family of entrepreneurs so I believe that I was destined to follow down the same path. I started my first company Crew Camp Management in 2010, which was a music management company. That was my first journey as a full-time entrepreneur and some would call it a failure but I call it a dream fulfilled and lessons learned.
I started my current company The Boyd Group, LLC in 2015 and recently relocated to Houston, TX. We are a marketing, branding and management firm who’s mission is to help businesses and individuals unlock their brand potential through innovative strategies that creates a brand value that increases customer loyalty.
Outside of coaching clients, I am a two-time award-winning author and speaker. In 2016, I released my first book entitled The Brand Playbook the Ultimate Guide to Building your Business and in 2018 Clock Management A Parents Guide to Managing Family and Business. I truly enjoy traveling the country speaking, mentoring, coaching and selling books but nothing comes close to being there and spending time with my family.
I have a beautiful wife and three children that mean the world to me. It’s important to me that I am there every step of the way for them. I left a great corporate job so that I can be more present with my family one because me and my wife was growing apart, two because my daughter was born with Truncus arteriosus and three because my young Kings needed me more available to them. My daughter’s journey has lead my family to Houston, TX and I an excited for what lies ahead.
Has it been a smooth road?
This has not been a smooth road especially, being a young husband and father trying to figure out who you are as a man and a professional. Becoming a husband at a young age has its own set of challenges because I did not have the blueprint of what a husband actually looked like from a personal perspective so me and my wife bumped our heads plenty of times along the way.
Professionally, I have been fired, I have outgrown situations, my companies failed and most of all, I spent years making other people’s dreams a reality and not my own. As I mentioned before a part of the reason why I left my job working which was working at a casino is because my daughter was born with a rare but common heart disease called Truncus Arteriosus. She received a replacement heart value at just six weeks old and it’s has been a journey and fight ever since. This life event opened my eyes to so many things about what is important and what we take for granted each and every day.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with The Boyd Group, LLC – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
The Boyd Group, LLC is a marketing, branding and management firm that specializes in brand curation and aims to increase brand awareness through event marketing and promotion.
As a company, I am most proud that we have helped so many dreamers become entrepreneurs and so many entrepreneurs become business owners.
Personally, I am proud to be a recipient of the 2018 Black Enterprise BE Modern Man of Distinction award, the 2018 BPACF Trendsetter of the Year award and to recognize nationally as an author whose work is impacting people across the country.
Let’s touch on your thoughts about our city – what do you like the most and least?
I love the size of the city, the sunshine, the rich history, and the people here seem to want to see you win and are willing to work and collaborate to achieve common goals. I love to eat lol so all the restaurants are a plus and lastly I think the developments to the city make this a place you want to live.
I don’t like the traffic and the floods.
Pricing:
- The Brand Playbook $19.95
- Clock Management $24.95
- Coaching: Inquire for Pricing
Contact Info:
- Website: www.marketingismysport.com
- Email: info@marketingismysport.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/iamdonovanboyd
- Facebook: Facebook.com/iam.donovanboyd
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/iamdonovanboyd
Image Credit:
Dominique Boyd
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